About Jodi Auborn: Like the main character in my novels "Stormwind of the North Country" and "Secrets of the North Country," I grew up in a small town in the south-eastern Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. I graduated from Hadley-Luzerne high school in 1995, and then received a Liberal Arts degree from Adirondack Community College in 1998. Since then, I've worked at a variety of jobs: parking attendant, grocery store clerk, animal caretaker/veterinary assistant, stablehand, campground … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jodi Auborn
The Forests I Called Home: A Memoir of Living, Leaving, and Loving the Woods and Sea by Jodi Auborn
What inspired you to write your memoir? I was inspired to write my memoir from my life growing up in the Adirondack Mountains, and the other places where I've lived and vacationed. I was also inspired by my childhood pets and camping trips that influenced my life and made me who I am today. Shortly after my first novel, "Stormwind of the North Country," was published, my publisher sent e-mails to their authors saying that they were seeking memoir manuscripts. I wondered if I should bother … [Read more...] about The Forests I Called Home: A Memoir of Living, Leaving, and Loving the Woods and Sea by Jodi Auborn
Secrets of the North Country: The Hobo’s Story by Jodi Auborn
Kat's adventures continue in this sequel to "Stormwind of the North Country," when Jake is accused of a crime that he didn't commit and becomes a fugitive running from the law. Since Kat's father is working out of town for a month, her insufferable Aunt Betsy moves in. Meanwhile, Kat's friend, Randy, and brother, Dave, find Jake wounded in the forest. After hearing his story, they decide to help him hide from the police and their aunt. When the secret is revealed, circumstances force Jake … [Read more...] about Secrets of the North Country: The Hobo’s Story by Jodi Auborn
Stormwind of the North Country by Jodi Auborn
Fourteen-year-old Kat lives with her widowed father, Luke, and younger brother, Dave, in their remote country farmhouse. She loves exploring the forest surrounding her house, and taking horseback riding lessons at the stable down the road. Her free-spirited father had taught her to love the natural world, and she considers herself a true outdoor girl. After making a shocking discovery one morning, Kat struggles to rescue Stormwind, her favorite horse at the stable, from its abusive owner. … [Read more...] about Stormwind of the North Country by Jodi Auborn
Matthias: The Ghost of Salvation Point by Jodi Auborn
Ten-year-old Dylan is excited when his father inherits an old lighthouse and cottage in Maine. Dylan and his family get to live there all summer! He goes sailing on the bay, explores the small town down the road, and searches for a legendary pirate treasure that was said to be buried nearby. After mysterious things start happening at the cottage, Dylan meets Matthias, a gruff lighthouse keeper who had died in a storm one hundred years before. A ghost! Dylan is startled to find Matthias living … [Read more...] about Matthias: The Ghost of Salvation Point by Jodi Auborn
